Outdoors/Sports – See beautiful beech forests near the city
Explore the forests of Djurgården
Meeting point: Manilla bus stop, at 11 a.m.
Join tour guide Anna Petri on a hike through Djurgården’s lush beech forests and among gnarled, ancient pine trees. Here you will find trees that provide a home for rare insects, birds and fungi. Djurgården is also known for its oak trees, some of which are over 500 years old. Here you will find beautiful hiking trails, rich wildlife and many historical surroundings. Cost: 100/120 SEK. Free if you are under 18 years old. Organizer: Nature guides from the greater Stockholm area. Read more via this link.
Theater – Lena Endre and Ingela Olsson in a verbal duel
“In the solitude of the cotton fields”
The Drama, February 28th.
Bernard-Marie Koltès’ In the Solitude of the Cotton Fields is a modern classic about power, desire and negotiation. Two strangers meet at night and start an exciting conversation about living conditions. Koltès wrote it inspired by nighttime meetings in New York and the piece is known for its rhythmic dialogue. In Dramaten it is Lena Endre and Ingela Olsson who meet on this tense, verbal island walk. Directed by Staffan Valdemar Holm. Click here for a ticket.
Children – Immerse yourself in the world of role play
Role play on a sports holiday
City Museum, Thursday–Saturday 12–4 p.m
At the end of the sports holidays, 26th – 28th. February, the city museum invites you to role-playing games for young and old. Visitors can take part in adventures such as “Dragons and Demons”, “Mutant” and “Dungeons & Dragons”. Here you can take part in character creation workshops, listen to lectures on the role of game leader, and participate in conversations about queerness in role-playing games. The guest is the author Simon Stålenhag. The event is free and no pre-registration is required. Click here for more information.
Lecture – Learn more about historical prisoners
Five prisoners in Gripsholm
Gripsholm Castle, on Wednesday March 4th at 11am.
The focus is on five historical prisoners at Gripsholm Castle: two deposed kings – Eric was imprisoned as a traitor. The castle served as both a district prison and a place for political prisoners in several eras. Gripsholm’s own expert, the former castle caretaker Jim Sjöberg, reports on this. Click here for more information and tickets.
Exhibition – Discover unknown deep sea environments
“James Cameron – Challenging the Deep”
The Vasa Museum opens on March 4th
The exhibition “James Cameron – Challenging the Deep” will open at the Vasa Museum on March 4, 2026. Here you will encounter props from Cameron’s films such as “Titanic” and “Avatar” and can follow his groundbreaking deep-sea expeditions. Through film clips, objects and underwater cameras, audiences can experience unfamiliar marine environments and Cameron’s technical innovations. The exhibition, which has seen over a million visitors worldwide, is now being shown in Europe for the first time. Click here for more information and tickets.
Debate – Do mothers live in a constant tension between demands and pleasure?
The role of the mother, the wine and the demands
Spirit Museum, Tuesday, March 3, 6-6:45 p.m
How is motherhood influenced by societal norms around pleasure and control? At the Spritmuseum, Anna Björklund, Julia Frändfors, Alexander Dominici and Josefin de Gregorio meet with Emilie Roslund as moderator to discuss why mothers are often expected to be role models when it comes to self-control – even when it comes to alcohol. The conversation also highlights the differences between the freedom and responsibility of mothers and fathers. Limited number of seats. Read more and book via this link.
Concert – New music series in the Folkoperan
The foyer
Premieres Friday, February 27th at 6 p.m.
Folkoperan celebrates 50 years and opens Foajén as a new afterwork scene with live music. Opera, chamber music and philosophical lectures await you here. Magnus Holmander (clarinet) and David Huang (piano) will perform at the premiere this evening. Both are valued soloists who promise musical precision, improvisation and playfulness in the Folkoperan’s foyer bar. Click here for more information.
Concert – British indie giants play in Stockholm
Suede
BK, March 5th
With her mixture of glam rock, post-punk and everyday British realism and several brilliant albums, she achieved her breakthrough in the 90s. With Brett Anderson’s charismatic vocals, they created a dramatic, raw and beautiful world that made them pioneers in indie rock.
The latest album “Antidepressants” (2025) was highly praised. Next week they will be on stage at Frihamnen in Stockholm. If there are still tickets left, you need to hurry up.
Other concerts worth visiting:
Magdalena Bay, Fållan, February 26th
The Swedish Academy honors Peps Persson, Carnival, 27-28. February
High Vis, Studion/Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, February 28th
Zach Top, The Annex, February 28
FutureRetro Weekender, Fållan, February 28th
Vivaldi – Venice Carnival, Concert Hall, March 1st
Ole Børud, Carnival, March 2nd
Lecture – Celebrated and hated regent turns 400
“Queen Kristina – Fragment, Material, Eternity”
Livrustkammaren, Thursday, March 5th, 6-7 p.m.
This year, Queen Kristina’s 400th birthday will be celebrated with concerts, lectures, balls and banquets in the spirit of the 17th century. Kristina, celebrated and controversial at the same time, continues to fascinate today. She went her own way: refused to marry, renounced the throne, converted to Catholicism and left Sweden.
Next Thursday, Superintendent Sofia Nestor will tell about the last days of the regent, the funeral in St. Peter’s Church and the opening of the grave in 1965, when textile fragments and a lock of hair were brought to the Livrustkammaren. The finds are shown in the museum’s exhibition. You can buy a ticket for the lecture here.
